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Summer 2019

Hey everyone! We have sad news. Unfortunately we will be unable to attend this year's Shaktifest in Joshua Tree. With our uprooting to move from the East Coast out west it is outside of our availability to make it out in time.

We continue to plan our late summer tour and will keep everyone posted when the schedule is ready. Sending everyone love and look forward to seeing you all soon!

This past week we covered one of our favorite SOJA songs as an entry into a competition to join them on stage at a future show. With help from Trevor and Donal we came out with a live video of our performance. Check it out!

Live at Love Long Beach 2018

Radio Interview on CRN with Athena Starseed

Live at Pono Ranch in Seattle

Out of the blue of the western sky....came an Avalanche of Love, propelling a covered wagon ofhope and promise. A promise of an opportunity to bring compassion and love in the form ofrespect, inclusion, and diversity to the sister and brotherhoods of our communities.In the summer of 2017, over 20,000 people of all kinds of backgrounds, ethnicities, hopes andvalues gathered to hear the musical message of the Wicked Hangin Chads. They heard, “Whenwill my eyes be decorated with tears of love?”, Jah fix it, fix my sight on this perennial light.”“From the unreal to the insane lead me to the real.” ,“All we really have is one another.”NOW! The Wicked Hangin Chads are pleased and excited to announce.....

THE TSUNAMI OF LOVE TOUR 2018

From coast to coast, north to south, with many stops on the way and hopefully coming to a cityor town near YOU! With a new and improved commitment to bringing the songs that will tug onyour heart strings and shower you with positivity and enrichment. Join us and share the

message.

Celia - Cole - Carlos - Tyler - Taylor - Trevor - Rick

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The cement form and footings are ready for pouring. We'll have a 6" thick floor along with six 4' footings to support the 2 stories above.
The plumber Darren is here installing the ejector pump for the bathroom and kitchen. We just need to get the plumbing inspected and we should be pouring on Friday.
Fingers crossed!
#endofanera
#thelastdaysatsunnyside
#buildingthehousewealwayswanted
#itsgonnalookrealgood

You may have been wondering "What happened to the Wicked Hangin Chads!?"
Well gang, even though we haven't been touring it's been a busy year.
First off, we decided it's time to move west! That's right, the Chads are moving to the west coast. Ashland, Oregon, to be exact. After our last 2 successful west coast tours we decided our music and mission should be based from there.
So the house that has been the base of operations is now being renovated and will be put on the market soon.
Cole moved out to OR in the beginning of the year with his fiancee then came back in June to get married, and is now back in Bos again to help with the renovation.
Carlos has moved on to NYC to persue his dream of playing jazz.
Rick and Celia are both excited and exhausted by the challenges at hand but are maintaining conviction and are pushing the project through.
Musically we haven't performed much this year and sadly we had to cancel our yearly summer tour. But it is for the best right now as this move will mark a huge transition for the band as well as mark retirement from carpentry for Rick.
Though performing has been slim studio work has been constant and the album we have been preparing is nearing completion. We've also started shooting music videos for our upcoming singles.
So fear not Chad's Fans! Though the band has more or less taken an off year this 2019, 2020 promises to be the band's biggest year yet! Stay tuned...

Today is a day of equal parts joy and sadness. The Chad’s final Boston show is a culmination of years of work developing a live musical act with messages of love, tolerance, and reaching for higher consciousness.
Our first performance in a venue was in Johnny D’s in Somerville in January of 2010. Since then we’ve had an army of band members come and go, toured both US coasts, recorded a demo and a live album, produced a live DVD, and built an extended base of fans around the country. The journey has brought both glorious victories and difficult challenges.
The next chapter of our story is bringing us to Oregon where we plan to stage a base of operations for touring and recording. But just as some fans and friends are excited for our west coast arrival others are lamenting our east coast departure. We are feeling a wave of different emotions but are very happy that we have this opportunity to share this last performance with those we love.
Tonight we mark the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new one. So come dance, sing, and be a part of the magical power of music. See you there!

4 days to go! The end of an era is upon us!
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We’re almost a week away now! The Chad’s final Boston show for the foreseeable future is coming up quick. We’ll be bringing the gang back together along with some new friends up on stage to present to you the current iteration of the Wicked Hangin Chads experience. Roots Reggae, Ska, Dub, and Psychedelia merge together into a fusion of sonic vibration. Ears will be pleased, bodies will be moved, hearts will be filled. We can’t wait! (Show link in bio)

Through diligence and faith our travel is steady through the warm mist and soft glow of the endless creative consciousness, guiding us to a birth of sonic light. From a blur to a focus. We are the servants of the process. Be humble and remain steadfast.
#comingsoon #bostonreggae #inthestudio #commonrootsrecording #wickedhanginchads

A taste of our song Servitor, live at Pono Ranch in Seattle. Enjoy!

For our Guitar player Rick, the Wicked Hangin Chads is not his first, second, or even third time playing in a band with his family.
When he was just a boy he sung in the United States’ oldest all-male choir the All Saints Choir @allsaintschoir. Alongside his father and brother, the 50 piece choir practiced 3 days a week and was paid to perform each Sunday at the All Saints Church in Worcester, MA. The choir was so heralded that they would travel to perform.
In his mid 20’s he played guitar and sang in a 3 piece acoustic band alongside his brother David who also sang and played the bass. They played 9 shows a week in the Salt Lake and Park City areas of Utah.
Later he met Celia while playing in a swing band and after they got married they continued performing and recording music together in many bands including a 14 piece African band and a 10 piece World Beat band.
Now, playing with his wife and 2 sons, he feels thankful for the opportunity his parents gave him and that he now gets to share that with his children. “What can I say? I’m living my dream!”

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Here is a taste of the Chads' performance from Love Long Beach Festival 2018. Our second year playing there. Was so much fun seeing old friends and meeting new ones. The art and artists just keep getting better and better! Can't wait to go back!
Thanks to @athenastarseedtina for the video!

Our drummer Cole as he was then and still is now. Not much has changed... .
Though Celia and Rick are both percussionists neither of them play the drums. When they got pregnant with their first child they unwittingly created who would years later become the drummer and founding member of the Wicked Hangin Chads. .
Growing up with professional musicians as parents he was exposed to playing, performing, and studio recording as a lifestyle. Singing as an 8 to 10 year old in his parents ten-piece world beat band he thought everyone's parents toured constantly and owned recording studios.

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Welcome to Wicked Hangin Chads' Plaza. The digital and spacial headquarters of the Wicked Hangin Chads.

The Wicked Hangin Chads Experience is an on-going experiment in creating and performing music founded by a family of musicians to transcend our own human condition.